The original Raiders of the Lost Ark

Super happy for this help from NIH Director Monica Bertagnolli, getting the word out about our new study in PNAS, showing surprising new effects of synonymous codon substitutions on the expression of the gene "next door"! directorsblog.nih.gov/2024/09/26/s...

‘Silent’ mutations found to have repercussions beyond their own gene

Researchers from the University of Notre Dame are adding new evidence to the emerging concept that "silent" or synonymous mutations may have crucial con...

I wish there was more credit to people who were the thin end of the wedge. The “First Black faculty in the University,” “First woman in the department,” “First blind person to get a doctorate in the institution,” and on and on. They made it easier for everyone to follow.

Applications are open for Max Planck Research Group Leaders! An amazing opportunity to build an independent research group with ~3M€ guaranteed support over 6 years. Bonus: You can choose your favorite Max Planck Institute, including ours www.bio.mpg.de/50783/about-uswww.mpg.de/career/max-p...

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Thanks, Joey!

My department seeks to hire a new tenure-track assistant professor in computational biophysics, broadly defined, to complement and grow Notre Dame's existing biophysics community. Please share -- and consider applying! apply.interfolio.com/152715

Jane Richardson's impact on protein science is amazing. Her development of ribbon diagrams, discussed here, is only ONE of her seminal contributions. ❤️ www.quantamagazine.org/how-colorful...

How Colorful Ribbon Diagrams Became the Face of Proteins | Quanta Magazine

Proteins are often visualized as cascades of curled ribbons and twisted strings, which both reveal and conceal the mess of atoms that make up these impossibly complex molecules.

Required reading as faculty committee work starts to spin back up...

Clean laundry cat.

Do you know outstanding undergraduate researchers who could use up to $750 in travel funding to present research at the Spring ACS National Meeting or PITTCON? Please encourage them to apply for the Kolthoff awards! Deadline is Jan. 8, 2024. acsanalytical.org/kolthoff-tra...